The patient being monitored for the Ebola virus at the Nebraska Medical Center has been released.

Officials said on Thursday that after a high-risk exposure to Ebola, the patient did not develop the disease and was released.

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The hospital said the patient is no longer in the Omaha metro.

"We are happy to report the patient showed no clinical or laboratory evidence of Ebola infection," said Dr. Phil Smith, medical director of the biocontainment unit. "The patient was regularly tested for the disease since arriving here in early January and every test came back negative for Ebola."

The patient, who remains unidentified, expressed gratitude for the doctors at Nebraska Medicine.

"I cannot possibly thank enough those who have been involved in my care - from my colleagues in Sierra Leone to the air transport team and staff at the biocontainment unit at Nebraska Medicine," the patient said in a statement.

Thursday marked the completion of the 21-day monitoring period for the disease. The patient's release was approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.